U.S. patent number 9,185,617 [Application Number 13/657,460] was granted by the patent office on 2015-11-10 for method and system for supporting an evolved utran.
This patent grant is currently assigned to InterDigital Technology Corporation. The grantee listed for this patent is INTERDIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION. Invention is credited to Kamel M. Shaheen.
United States Patent |
9,185,617 |
Shaheen |
November 10, 2015 |
Method and system for supporting an evolved UTRAN
Abstract
A method and system for supporting an evolved universal mobile
telecommunication systems (UMTS) terrestrial radio access network
(E-UTRAN) are disclosed. The system includes a wireless
transmit/receive unit (WTRU), a UTRAN and an E-UTRAN. The UTRAN
sends to the WTRU a list of available radio access technologies in
a coverage area of the UTRAN. The list includes information related
to the E-UTRAN. The WTRU receives the list and may initiate a
handoff based on the list. The WTRU then sends its
multi-mode/multi-RAT capability information including the E-UTRAN
capability to the UTRAN. The UTRAN then sends a measurement
capability message to the WTRU. The measurement capability message
includes parameters necessary for performing measurements on an
E-UTRAN channel. The WTRU performs measurements based on the
measurement capability message and reports measurement results to
the UTRAN. The UTRAN may initiate a handoff to the E-UTRAN based on
the measurement results.
Inventors: |
Shaheen; Kamel M. (King of
Prussia, PA) |
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INTERDIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION |
Wilmington |
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InterDigital Technology
Corporation (Wilmington, DE)
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Appl.
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13/657,460 |
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October 22, 2012 |
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US 20130044690 A1 |
Feb 21, 2013 |
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1/1 |
Current CPC
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H04W
36/0094 (20130101); H04W 24/00 (20130101); H04W
48/12 (20130101); H04W 8/245 (20130101); H04W
74/00 (20130101); H04W 84/04 (20130101); H04W
48/18 (20130101) |
Current International
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H04W
4/00 (20090101); H04W 4/02 (20090101); H04W
36/00 (20090101); H04W 84/04 (20090101); H04W
74/00 (20090101); H04W 48/18 (20090101); H04W
48/12 (20090101); H04W 24/00 (20090101); H04W
8/24 (20090101) |
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Primary Examiner: Ngo; Ricky
Assistant Examiner: Kao; Wei-Po
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Mourtada; Yasser
Parent Case Text
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser.
No. 13/301,114, filed Nov. 21, 2011, which is a continuation of
U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/444,846, filed May 31, 2006,
which issued as U.S. Pat. No. 8,064,400 on Nov. 22, 2011, which
claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/700,799,
filed Jul. 20, 2005. The contents of the above-referenced
applications are incorporated by reference herein.
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. An integrated circuit, comprising: circuitry configured to
generate a first message indicating multi-mode/multi-RAT capability
information, wherein the multi-mode/multi-RAT capability
information includes an indication of support for evolved universal
mobile telecommunication systems (UMTS) terrestrial radio access
network (UTRAN) (E-UTRAN) and support for handover associated with
UTRAN and E-UTRAN; circuitry configured to output the first message
to a transmitter for transmission to a UTRAN base station via a
first UTRAN channel: circuitry configured to receive, from a
receiver, a handover message from the UTRAN base station via a
second UTRAN channel; circuitry configured to extract first
information associated with an E-UTRAN from the handover message,
the first information indicating a frequency band and a bandwidth
associated with handover to the E-UTRAN; and circuitry configured
to handover to the E-UTRAN based on the handover message.
2. The integrated circuit of claim 1, wherein the first message
indicates a supported E-UTRAN frequency band.
3. The integrated circuit of claim 1, further comprising circuitry
configured to receive, from the receiver, a message over a
broadcast control channel (BCCH) indicating a frequency and a
bandwidth for measurements on the E-UTRAN.
4. The integrated circuit of claim 1, wherein the
multi-mode/multi-RAT capability information includes an indication
of support for Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM).
5. A method for use in a base station, the method comprising:
receiving a first message indicating multi-mode/multi-RAT
capability information from a wireless transmit/receive unit
(WTRU), wherein the multi-mode capability information includes an
indication of support for Evolved Universal Mobile
Telecommunication System (UMTS) radio access network (UTRAN)
(E-UTRAN) and support for handover associated with UTRAN and
E-UTRAN; generating a handover message that includes information
associated with an E-UTRAN, wherein the information indicates a
frequency band and a bandwidth associated with handover to the
E-UTRAN; and transmitting the handover message to the WTRU via a
second UTRAN channel.
6. The method of claim 5, wherein the first message indicates a
supported E-UTRAN frequency band.
7. The method of claim 5, message further comprising transmitting a
message over a broadcast control channel (BCCH) indicating a
frequency and a bandwidth for measurements on the E-UTRAN.
8. The method of claim 5, wherein the multi-mode/multi-RAT
capability information includes an indication of support for Global
System for Mobile Communications (GSM).
9. A base station for use in wireless communications comprising: a
receiver configured to receive a first message indicating
multi-mode/multi-RAT capability information from a wireless
transmit/receive unit (WTRU), wherein the multi-mode/multi-RAT
capability information includes an indication of support for
Evolved Universal Mobile Telecommunication System (UMTS) radio
access network (UTRAN) (E-UTRAN) and support for handover
associated with UTRAN and E-UTRAN; a processor configured to
generate a handover message that includes information associated
with an E-UTRAN, wherein the information indicates a frequency band
and a bandwidth associated with handover to the E-UTRAN; and a
transmitter configured to transmit the handover message to the WTRU
via a second UTRAN channel.
10. The base station of claim 9, wherein the first message
indicates a supported E-UTRAN frequency band.
11. The base station of claim 9, wherein the transmitter and
processor are further configured to transmit a message over a
broadcast control channel (BCCH) indicating a frequency and a
bandwidth for measurements on the E-UTRAN.
12. The base station of claim 9, wherein the multi-mode/multi-RAT
capability information includes an indication of support for Global
System for Mobile Communications (GSM).
13. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) comprising: a processor
configured to generate a first message indicating
multi-mode/multi-RAT capability information, wherein the
multi-mode/multi-RAT capability information includes an indication
of support for Evolved Universal Mobile Telecommunication System
(UMTS) radio access network (UTRAN) (E-UTRAN) E-UTRAN and support
for handover associated with UTRAN and E-UTRAN; a transmitter
configured to transmit the first message to a UTRAN base station
via a first UTRAN channel; and a receiver configured to receive a
handover message from the UTRAN base station via a second UTRAN
channel, wherein the processor is further configured to extract
first information associated with an E-UTRAN from the handover
message, the first information indicating a frequency band and a
bandwidth associated with handover to the E-UTRAN, and initiate
handover to the E-UTRAN based on the handover message.
14. The WTRU of claim 13, wherein the first message indicates a
supported E-UTRAN frequency band.
15. The WTRU of claim 13, wherein the receiver is further
configured to receive a message over a broadcast control channel
(BCCH) indicating a frequency and a bandwidth for measurements on
the E-UTRAN.
16. The WTRU of claim 13, wherein the multi-mode/multi-RAT
capability information includes an indication of support for Global
System for Mobile Communications (GSM).
Description
FIELD OF INVENTION
The present invention is related to wireless communication systems.
More particularly, the present invention is related to a method and
system for supporting an evolved universal mobile telecommunication
systems (UMTS) terrestrial radio access network (E-UTRAN).
BACKGROUND
Different types of wireless access systems have been developed to
provide different types of services and capabilities. Some examples
of wireless access systems include wireless local area networks
(WLANs), (such as IEEE 802-based networks), and cellular networks,
(such as UMTS terrestrial radio access network (UTRAN), a global
system for mobile communication (GSM)/enhanced data rate for GSM
evolution (EDGE) radio access network (GERAN), or the like). Each
of these networks have been developed and tailored to provide
specific applications.
Proposals for an E-UTRAN (Long Term Evolution for UTRAN and evolved
Node-B (E-Node-B)) have been made to improve wireless system
capacity and enhance performance. The E-UTRAN will provide
significant advantages over existing wireless communication systems
and additional services may be available through the higher bit
rate and lower latency provided by the E-UTRAN. FIG. 1 shows a
conventional integrated wireless communication system 100 including
an E-UTRAN 114. The system 100 includes an access system stratum
110, a network stratum 120 and a multimedia stratum 130. The access
system stratum 110 includes a plurality of radio access networks
(RANs) 111-115, a core network (CN) 116 and an evolved CN 117. The
RANs 111-115 include a generic access network (GAN) 111, a GERAN
112, a UTRAN 113, an E-UTRAN 114 and an interworking wireless local
area network (I-WLAN) 115. The RANs 111-115 are connected to the CN
116 or the evolved CN 117 to provide services, (such as multimedia
services from an Internet protocol (IP) multimedia subsystem (IMS)
131), to one or more WTRUs while interacting with an
authentication, authorization and accounting (AAA) server 121, a
mobile IP (MIP) server 122, or other network entities in the
network stratum 120 via a gateway general packet radio services
(GPRS) support node (GGSN) 118 or a packet data gateway (PDG)
119.
Currently, multimode wireless transmit/receive units (WTRUs)
configured to support multiple wireless communication systems are
available. The capabilities of each of the WTRUs may vary. For
example, some WTRUs may support only UMTS, while other WTRUs may
support multiple mode of operations such as I-WLAN, GERAN, and/or
E-UTRAN. The WTRUs that are capable of supporting E-UTRAN will also
be available in the future.
Therefore, it would be desirable to provide a method and system for
supporting an E-UTRAN such that the WTRUs may receive and utilize
such additional E-UTRAN capabilities and services.
SUMMARY
The present invention is related to a method and system for
supporting an E-UTRAN. The present invention extends conventional
methods and procedures for supporting multimode operations within
UMTS-based wireless communication system, (i.e., UTRAN), in order
to support the addition of the new technology, (i.e., E-UTRAN), to
the system. The conventional procedures are specified in third
generation partnership project (3GPP) standards (e.g., TS25.331).
The system, herein, includes a WTRU, a UTRAN and an E-UTRAN. A
conventional UTRAN sends to the WTRU a list of available radio
access technologies (RATs) in a coverage area of the UTRAN. The
list includes information related to the existing RAT attributes
such as technology type, bit rate, bandwidth, or the like. The
present invention introduces the information related to E-UTRAN to
this list. The WTRU receives this list during initial access or
during handoff procedures. Upon receiving the list, an E-UTRAN
capable WTRU may configure/reconfigure the WTRU to receive E-UTRAN
services based on the list through handoff procedures or system
reselection procedures. The E-URAN capable WTRU may send its
multi-mode/multi-RAT capability information including the E-UTRAN
capability to the UTRAN during the initial access, (i.e., attach
procedures), or when requested by a system. During a normal handoff
procedure, the UTRAN sends a measurement capability message to the
WTRU. The measurement capability message includes parameters
necessary for performing measurements on an E-UTRAN channel. The
WTRU performs measurements based on the measurement capability
message and reports measurement results to the UTRAN. The UTRAN may
initiate a handoff to the E-UTRAN based on the measurement results.
In idle operation, the WTRU may decide to re-select to the E-UTRAN
based on the capability information received earlier from the
UTRAN. The WTRU uses this information to configure the transmitter
and receiver bandwidth, bit rate, frequency band, or the like.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
A more detailed understanding of the invention may be had from the
following description of a preferred embodiment, given by way of
example, and to be understood in conjunction with the accompanying
drawings, wherein:
FIG. 1 is a diagram of a conventional wireless communication
system;
FIG. 2 shows a wireless communication system configured in
accordance with the present invention; and
FIG. 3 is a flow diagram of a process for supporting E-UTRAN in
accordance with the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
When referred to hereafter, the terminology "WTRU" includes but is
not limited to a user equipment, a mobile station, a fixed or
mobile subscriber unit, a pager, or any other type of device
capable of operating in a wireless environment.
The features of the present invention may be incorporated into an
integrated circuit (IC) or be configured in a circuit comprising a
multitude of interconnecting components.
FIG. 2 shows a wireless communication system 200 configured in
accordance with the present invention. The system 200 includes a
plurality of RANs 210a, 210b, deployed under different RATs, and a
core network 220 which may be an all Internet protocol (IP) network
(AIPN). The core network 220 is connected to other networks, such
as a public switching telephone network (PSTN) 230, the Internet
240, or the like. Each of the RANs 210a, 210b may be a GAN, a
GERAN, a UTRAN, an E-UTRAN, an IEEE-based I-WLAN, or any type of
wireless access network.
In order to optimize mobility among diverse RANs 210a, 210b, the
core network 220 provides open interfaces for mobility management
(MM) 222 that allow the operator of the core network 220 to direct
WTRUs 250 towards the most suitable RANs 210a, 210b. The core
network 220 also provides open interfaces that allow the WTRUs 250
to access other AIPN services, such as session control (SC) 224,
authentication, authorization and accounting (AAA) 226 and a policy
control 228.
A WTRU 250 is a multi-mode WTRU equipped with at least two radio
units configured to support communication with at least two
different RATs. For example, the WTRU 250 may include one radio
unit for communicating with an E-UTRAN and the other radio unit for
communication with an I-WLAN. The WTRU 250 establishes a connection
with one of the RANs and may perform a handoff to a target RAN if
handoff criteria is met by the target RAN.
A handoff may be initiated manually or automatically in the system
200. In the manual handoff process initiated by a user of the WTRU
250, the user knows the existence of alternative RATs, (such as
E-UTRAN), in its current geographic location and switches between
them, (e.g., between the UTRAN and the E-UTRAN). The automatic
handoff process may be initiated by the WTRU 250, or by the RAN
210a, 210b or the core network 220.
In the WTRU-initiated handoff, the WTRU 250 detects the existence
of alternative RATs, (such as an E-UTRAN), and initiates a handoff
process, (e.g., to the E-UTRAN), based on the preference of the
user of the WTRU 250. The WTRU 250 receives necessary information,
(such as handoff policies, resource status, or the like), from the
network, (e.g., a RAN 210b or the core network 220). The WTRU 250
tracks the locations of coverage areas of the RANs 210a, 210b and
initiates the handoff process based on predetermined handoff
criteria.
In a system initiated handoff, the core network 220, (or the RAN
210a, 210b), recognizes that the WTRU 250 is capable of supporting
multiple RATs, (including E-UTRAN), and requests necessary
information, (such as power measurements), from the WTRU 250. The
core network 220, (or the RAN 210a, 210b), tracks the location of
the WTRU 250 and initiates the handoff procedures based on a set of
criteria, (such as the mobility of the WTRU 250, requested
bandwidth, applications, load balancing, subscriber's profile, the
measurement reports provided by the WTRU 250, or the like), once
the WTRU 250 is within the coverage area of a target RAN.
FIG. 3 is a flow diagram of a process for supporting an E-UTRAN in
accordance with the present invention. A WTRU 352 listens to a
channel, (e.g., a broadcast control channel (BCCH)), on the UTRAN
354 (step 302). The UTRAN 354 sends, (or indicates), a list of
available RATs, (such as E-UTRAN 356 RAT), within the coverage area
of the UTRAN 354 to the WTRU 352 (step 304). The list of available
RATs is preferably sent via a UTRAN cell information list message.
However, the list may be sent via any type of messages.
The UTRAN cell information list message contains information on
intra-frequency cells, inter-frequency cells and inter-RAT cells.
The conventional UTRAN cell information list message is modified to
include new information elements (IEs) for the E-UTRAN 356. The
E-UTRAN 356 may be based on orthogonal frequency division
multiplexing (OFDM), or any other type of air interface. In OFDM
case, the UTRAN cell information list may include OFDM selection
and reselection information, base transceiver station identity code
(BSIC), system specific measurement information, or the like. The
system specific measurement information enumerates supported
frequencies, bandwidths, output power, or the like. Table 1 shows
an exemplary UTRAN cell information list message including new IEs
(shown in bold fonts) in accordance with the present invention.
TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 Information Element/Group name Need Multi
Type and reference Semantics description Intra-frequency cell info
OP 1 . . . <maxCell- Meas> >CHOICE position MP status
>>Occupied >>>Cell info MP Cell info 10.3.7.2
>>Vacant No data Inter-frequency cell info OP 1 . . .
<maxCell- Meas> >CHOICE position MP status
>>Occupied >>>Frequency info MP Frequency info
10.3.6.36 >>>Cell info MP Cell info 10.3.7.2
>>Vacant No data Inter-RAT cell info list OP >Inter-RAT
cell info OP 1 . . . <maxCell- Meas> >>CHOICE position
MP status >>>Occupied >>>>CHOICE Radio Access
Technology >>>>>GSM >>>>>>Cell
selection MP Cell selection and re- and re-selection info selection
info for SIB11/12 10.3.2.4 >>>>>>BSIC MP BSIC
10.3.8.2 >>>>>>BCCH ARFCN MP Integer (0 . . .
1023) >>>>>IS-2000 >>>>>>System
specific enumerated For IS-2000, use fields measurement info
(frequency, timeslot, from TIA/EIA/IS-2000.5, colour code, output
subclause 3. 7.3.3.2.27, power, PN offset) Candidate Frequency
Neighbour List Message >>>>>OFDM
>>>>>>OFDM MP selection and re- selection info
>>>>>>BSIC MP >>>>>>System MP
enumerated Specific measurement (frequency, info bandwidth, output
power) >>>Inter-RAT cell info OP Integer (0 . . . 3)
indicator >>Not present No data
Referring again to FIG. 3, the WTRU 352 receives the list and
stores it (step 306). Based on preset user preference, the WTRU 352
sends its multi-mode/multi-RAT capability information to the UTRAN
354 (step 308). The multi-mode/multi-RAT capability information
indicates a support of E-UTRAN and/or other RATs. For example, the
multi-mode/multi-RAT capability information may indicate a support
of OFDM, a support of E-UTRAN to UTRAN handoff, OFDM radio
frequency (RF) capability, OFDM measurement capability, or the
like. The support of OFDM may enumerate the supported OFDM channel
bandwidth, (e.g., 1.25 MHz, 2.5 MHz, 5 MHz, 10 MHz, 15 MHz, 20
MHz). The support of E-UTRAN to UTRAN handoff is preferably a
Boolean value indicating such capability of the WTRU.
The OFDM RF capability and OFDM measurement capability indicate
OFDM RF and measurement capabilities of the WTRU to the UTRAN. An
OFDM channel may have different bandwidth depending of system
configuration and the desired bit rate and delay associated with
certain services. For example, in order to achieve the highest bit
rate allowed, (e.g., 100 Mbps), the E-UTRAN must transmit and
receive using the highest bandwidth allowed, (e.g. 20 MHz). The
E-UTRAN may run several combinations of these services (different
bandwidths for different WTRUs). Therefore, the handoff to the
E-UTRAN should be triggered based on the OFDM RF capabilities of
the WTRU. During handoff, when the WTRU performs measurements, the
WTRU is preferably tuned and configured to a certain channel
frequency and a specific bandwidth for the measurements. When the
WTRU reports the measurements to the UTRAN, the UTRAN correlates
the measurements with the physical attributes of the E-UTRAN
channels. This guarantees that the handoff is done accurately to
the correct target E-UTRAN channel that supports the desired bit
rate and delay requirements.
The multi-mode/multi-RAT capability information may be sent via a
conventional UTRAN WTRU multi-mode/multi-RAT capability message,
WTRU radio access capability message, WTRU radio access capability
extension message, or any other type of message. Tables 2-4 show an
exemplary UTRAN WTRU multi-mode/multi-RAT capability message, a
WTRU radio access capability message and a WTRU radio access
capability extension message, respectively, including new IEs
(shown in bold fonts) in accordance with the present invention.
TABLE-US-00002 TABLE 2 Information Semantics Element/Group name
Need Multi Type and Reference description Multi-RAT capability
Support of GSM MP Boolean Support of multi-carrier MP Boolean
Multi-mode capability MP Enumerated (TDD, FDD, FDD/TDD) Support of
UTRAN to CV- Boolean GERAN NACC not_iRAT_HoInfo Support OFDM MP
Enumerated(1.25M, 2.5M, 5M, 10M, 15M, 20 MHz, or range) Support
E-UTRAN to Boolean UTRAN handoffs
TABLE-US-00003 TABLE 3 Information Element/Group name Need Multi
Type and reference Semantics description Access stratum release MP
Enumerated(R99) Indicates the release of indicator the UE. The IE
also indicates the release of the RRC transfer syntax supported by
the UE.. CV- Enumerated(REL-4, 13 spare values are
not_rrc_connection REL-5 needed. Setup REL-6) Complete DL
capability with OP Enumerated(32 kbps, simultaneous HS-DSCH 64
kbps, 128 kbps, configuration 384 kbps) PDCP capability MP PDCP
capability 10.3.3.24 RLC capability MP RLC capability 10.3.3.34
Transport channel MP Transport channel capability capability
10.3.3.40 RF capability FDD OP RF capability FDD 10.3.3.33 RF
capability TDD OP RF capability TDD One "TDD RF capability"
10.3.3.33b entity shall be included for every Chip rate capability
supported. 1 to 2 RF capability OFDM OP OFDM RF (E-UTRAN)
capability x.x.x Physical channel MP Physical channel capability
capability 10.3.3.25 UE multi-mode/multi- MP UE multi- RAT
capability mode/multi-RAT capability 10.3.3.41 Security capability
MP Security capability 10.3.3.37 UE positioning capability MP UE
positioning capability 10.3.3.45 Measurement capability CH-
Measurement fdd_req_sup capability 10.3.3.21
TABLE-US-00004 TABLE 4 Information Element/Group name Need Multi
Type and reference Semantics description Frequency band MP 1 to
specific <maxFreq capability list bands FDD> >Frequency MP
Enumerated(Band I, One spare value is needed band Band II, Band
III, Band VI, Band IV, Band V, OFDM band) >Frequency OP
Enumerated(Extension This IE indicates the supported band 2
Indicator frequency bands beyond Band OFDM band) VIII (yet to be
defined) Fifteen spare values are needed >RF capability MD RF
capability FDD the default values are the same FDD extension
extension 10.3.3.33a values as in the immediately preceding IE "RF
capability FDD extension"; the first occurrence is MP
>Measurement MP Measurement capability capability extension
extension 10.3.3.21a >RF capability MD RF capability OFDM OFDM
>Measurement MP Measurement capability capability OFDM OFDM
Referring again to FIG. 3, the UTRAN 354 receives the WTRU
multi-mode/multi-RAT capability message (step 310). The UTRAN 354
then sends a measurement capabilities message to the WTRU 352 (step
312). The measurement capability message defines the parameters
necessary for the measurements. New IEs for the E-UTRAN are
included in the conventional measurement capability message and the
measurement capability extension message for the E-UTRAN
parameters, (e.g., OFDM measurement parameters for each frequency
bands). Each IE in the measurement capability message and the
measurement capability extension message is a Boolean value
indicating whether downlink or uplink compressed mode is required
to perform measurements on each frequency band.
Tables 5 and 6 show an exemplary UTRAN measurement capability
message and a measurement capability extension message,
respectively. The new IEs introduced in accordance with the present
invention are shown in bold font.
TABLE-US-00005 TABLE 5 Information Element/Group Type and name Need
Multi reference Semantics description Need for downlink compressed
mode FDD measurements MP Boolean TRUE means that the UE requires DL
compressed mode in order to perform measurements on FDD 3.84 Mcps
TDD CV- Boolean TRUE means that the UE requires DL measurements
3.84_Mcps_tdd_sup compressed mode in order to perform measurements
on 3.84 Mcps TDD 1.28 Mcps TDD CV- Boolean TRUE means that the UE
requires DL measurements 1.28_Mcps_tdd_sup compressed mode in order
to perform measurements on 1.28 Mcps TDD GSM measurements CV-
gsm_sup >GSM 900 MP Boolean TRUE means that the UE requires DL
compressed mode in order to perform measurements on GSM 900 >DCS
1800 MP Boolean TRUE means that the UE requires DL compressed mode
in order to perform measurements on DCS 1800 >GSM 1900 MP
Boolean TRUE means that the UE requires DL compressed mode in order
to perform measurements on GSM 1900 Multi-carrier CV- Boolean TRUE
means that the UE requires DL measurement mc_sup compressed mode in
order to perform measurements on multi-carrier OFDM E-UTRAN
measurements >1.25 MHz MP Boolean TRUE means that the UE
requires DL compressed mode in order to perform measurements on
1.25 MHz OFDM >2.5 MHz MP Boolean TRUE means that the UE
requires DL compressed mode in order to perform measurements on 2.5
MHz OFDM >5 MHz MP Boolean TRUE means that the UE requires DL
compressed mode in order to perform measurements on 5 MHz OFDM
>10 MHz MP Boolean TRUE means that the UE requires DL compressed
mode in order to perform measurements on 10 MHz OFDM >15 MHz MP
Boolean TRUE means that the UE requires DL compressed mode in order
to perform measurements on 15 MHz OFDM >20 MHz MP Boolean TRUE
means that the UE requires DL compressed mode in order to perform
measurements on 20 MHz OFDM Need for uplink compressed mode FDD
measurements MP Boolean TRUE means that the UE requires UL
compressed mode in order to perform measurements on FDD 3.84 Mcps
TDD CV- Boolean TRUE means that the UE requires UL measurements
3.84_Mcps_tdd_sup compressed mode in order to perform measurements
on 3.84 Mcps TDD 1.28 Mcps TDD CV- Boolean TRUE means that the UE
requires DL measurements 1.28_Mcps_tdd_sup compressed mode in order
to perform measurements on 1.28 Mcps TDD GSM measurements CV-
gsm_sup >GSM 900 MP Boolean TRUE means that the UE requires UL
compressed mode in order to perform measurements on GSM 900 >DCS
1800 MP Boolean TRUE means that the UE requires UL compressed mode
in order to perform measurements on DCS 1800 >GSM 1900 MP
Boolean TRUE means that the UE requires UL compressed mode in order
to perform measurements on GSM 1900 Multi-carrier CV- Boolean TRUE
means that the UE requires UL measurement mc_sup compressed mode in
order to perform measurements on multi-carrier OFDM E-UTRAN
measurements >1.25 MHz MP Boolean TRUE means that the UE
requires UL compressed mode in order to perform measurements on
1.25 MHz OFDM >2.5 MHz MP Boolean TRUE means that the UE
requires UL compressed mode in order to perform measurements on 2.5
MHz OFDM >5 MHz MP Boolean TRUE means that the UE requires UL
compressed mode in order to perform measurements on 5 MHz OFDM
>10 MHz MP Boolean TRUE means that the UE requires UL compressed
mode in order to perform measurements on 10 MHz OFDM >15 MHz MP
Boolean TRUE means that the UE requires UL compressed mode in order
to perform measurements on 15 MHz OFDM >20 MHz MP Boolean TRUE
means that the UE requires UL compressed mode in order to perform
measurements on 20 MHz OFDM
TABLE-US-00006 TABLE 6 Information Element/Group Type and name Need
Multi reference Semantics description FDD MP 1 to measurements
<maxFreq- Bands- FDD> >FDD MD Enumerated(Band The default
value is the same as indicated Frequency band I, Band II, in the IE
"Frequency band" included in the IE "UE radio access capability
extension". One spare value is needed Band III, Band VI, Band The
default value is the same as R99, if IV, Band V) the IE "FDD
Frequency band 2" below is not included. The default value is the
same as the IE "FDD Frequency band 2", if the IE "FDD Frequency
band 2" is included. >FDD MD Enumerated(Extension The default
value is the same as indicated Frequency band 2 Indicator) in the
IE "Frequency band 2" included in the IE "UE radio access
capability extension"., if the IE "FDD Frequency band" above is not
included. The default value is the same as the IE "FDD Frequency
band", if the IE "FDD Frequency band" is included. Fifteen spare
values are needed >Need for DL MP Boolean TRUE means that the UE
requires DL compressed compressed mode in order to perform mode
measurements on the FDD frequency band indicated by the IE "FDD
Frequency band" >Need for UL MP Boolean TRUE means that the UE
requires UL compressed compressed mode in order to perform mode
measurements on the FDD frequency band indicated by the IE "FDD
Frequency band" TDD CV- 1 to measurements tdd_sup <maxFreq-
Bands- TDD> >TDD MP Enumerated(a, Frequency band b, c)
>Need for DL MP Boolean TRUE means that the UE requires DL
compressed compressed mode in order to perform mode measurements on
TDD frequency band indicated by the IE "TDD Frequency band"
>Need for UL MP Boolean TRUE means that the UE requires UL
compressed compressed mode in order to perform mode measurements on
TDD frequency band indicated by the IE "TDD Frequency band" GSM CV-
1 to measurements gsm_sup <maxFreq- Bands- GSM> >GSM MP
Enumerated(GSM450, Nine spare values are needed. Frequency band
GSM480, GSM850, GSM900P, GSM900E, GSM1800, GSM1900) >Need for DL
MP Boolean TRUE means that the UE requires DL compressed compressed
mode in order to perform mode measurements on GSM frequency band
indicated by the IE "GSM Frequency band" >Need for UL MP Boolean
TRUE means that the UE requires UL compressed compressed mode in
order to perform mode measurements on GSM frequency band indicated
by the IE "GSM Frequency band" Multi-carrier CV- measurement mc_sup
>Need for DL MP Boolean TRUE means that the UE requires DL
compressed compressed mode in order to perform mode measurements on
multi-carrier >Need for UL MP Boolean TRUE means that the UE
requires UL compressed compressed mode in order to perform mode
measurements on multi-carrier OFDM E- UTRAN measurements >1.25
MHz MP Enumerated(x, band y, z) >Need for DL MP Boolean TRUE
means that the UE requires DL compressed compressed mode in order
to perform mode measurements on 1.25 MHz OFDM >Need for UL MP
Boolean TRUE means that the UE requires UL compressed compressed
mode in order to perform mode measurements on 1.25 MHz OFDM
>>2.5 MHz MP Enumerated(x, band y, z) >Need for DL MP
Boolean TRUE means that the UE requires DL compressed compressed
mode in order to perform mode measurements 2.5 MHz OFDM >Need
for UL MP Boolean TRUE means that the UE requires UL compressed
compressed mode in order to perform mode measurements on 2.5 MHz
OFDM >>5 MHz MP Enumerated(x, band y, z) >Need for DL MP
Boolean TRUE means that the UE requires DL compressed compressed
mode in order to perform mode measurements 2.5 MHz OFDM >Need
for UL MP Boolean TRUE means that the UE requires UL compressed
compressed mode in order to perform mode measurements on 5 MHz OFDM
>>10 MHz MP Enumerated(x, band y, z) >Need for DL MP
Boolean TRUE means that the UE requires DL compressed compressed
mode in order to perform mode measurements 10 MHz OFDM >Need for
UL MP Boolean TRUE means that the UE requires UL compressed
compressed mode in order to perform mode measurements on 10 MHz
OFDM >>15 MHz MP Enumerated(x, band y, z) >Need for DL MP
Boolean TRUE means that the UE requires DL compressed compressed
mode in order to perform mode measurements 15 MHz OFDM >Need for
UL MP Boolean TRUE means that the UE requires UL compressed
compressed mode in order to perform mode measurements on 15 MHz
OFDM >>20 MHz MP Enumerated(x, band y, z) >Need for DL MP
Boolean TRUE means that the UE requires DL compressed compressed
mode in order to perform mode measurements 20 MHz OFDM >Need for
UL MP Boolean TRUE means that the UE requires UL compressed
compressed mode in order to perform mode measurements on 20 MHz
OFDM
Referring again to FIG. 3, the WTRU 352 receives the measurement
capabilities message. The WTRU 352 then performs measurements on
the E-UTRAN signals 315 on E-UTRAN channels indicated in the
measurement capabilities message and reports measurement results to
the UTRAN 354 (step 314). The UTRAN 354 may initiate a handoff to
the E-UTRAN 356 based on the measurement reports.
Although the features and elements of the present invention are
described in the preferred embodiments in particular combinations,
each feature or element can be used alone without the other
features and elements of the preferred embodiments or
in various combinations with or without other features and elements
of the present invention.
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